Is "Baller" Trademarked Yet?

This is my first mock draft for the 2022 NBA Draft.  This one has picks as of prior to the lottery on May 17 th at 8 PM.  I plan on releasing mock drafts prior to the NBA Draft and possibly after the final date for the final date for domestic prospects to withdraw.  All stats are per Sports-Reference (for college), Real GM (for international), and G-League (for G-League). As a note, there are only 58 picks since Milwaukee and Miami were stripped of their 2nd round picks for violating anti-tampering rules.     1:  Houston Rockets:  Chet Holmgren Gonzaga, C/PF, Freshman, 20, 7’0, 195 lbs. Comparison:   Skinnier Evan Mobley with a jumper or skinnier Pau Gasol with a higher defensive IQ Ceiling:   2-Way Superstar Floor:   Solid shooter who can block some but isn’t a star due to being too skinny Holmgren has been a polarizing player for understandable reasons:   he can shoot (39.0% from 3, 71.7% from the line), defend...

 The 2022 WNBA season kicks off on May 6 th .  While there have been reasons to be excited about the season in the past, I am extremely excited about this season due to the competitive nature of who will make the playoffs.  Out of 12 teams competing for 8 playoff spots, I think that 10 have a legitimate shot to compete.  In this post, I will make my predictions for what teams will make the playoffs and the winner of the championship, as well as some analysis about each team.  While I have often made predictions related to which players would win each award in the past for the NBA season, I did not for the WNBA season in part because of schedule reasons and in part because I think the awards are going to be so competitive that I don’t know who will win any of them. Regular Season Standings East 1.        Chicago Sky 2.        Connecticut Sun 3.        Washington Mystic...